On August 21, 2017, the US will play host to a rare natural phenomenon: a complete solar eclipse that will cut a swath from Oregon to South Carolina. And as people across the country clamor outside, eclipse glasses in hand, to see the remarkable sight of the moon blocking the sun, Joshua Semeter and his […]

Most students—and many faculty—leave campus right after final exams or Commencement in May. But the summer months are a hub of activity at BU, filled with construction projects, summer labs and courses, special programs for elementary school, high school, and college students, freshman orientation sessions, and much more. We’ve put together a slideshow of photos […]

Updated August 15 Beginning at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, August 16: Commonwealth Avenue between Packard’s Corner and Kenmore Square will reopen to through vehicular traffic. The Boston University (BU) Bridge will reopen to vehicular traffic. The MBTA Green Line B trolleys will resume normal operations, making all stops. The MBTA CT2 and 47 bus routes […]

Updated August 12: MBTA Green Line B: Bus shuttles to replace trolleys through midweek. Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, BU Bridge closed to private vehicles until midweek. More information will be posted on Sunday. Phase one of the massive Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Replacement project that has shut down traffic on the thoroughfare as well as the MBTA […]

Although he is more cheerful and less intimidating, Donald DeRosa invokes the curmudgeonly TV doctor Gregory House to challenge the high school students facing him in a School of Medicine classroom on a recent afternoon. Like House, “we’re going to give you a medical mystery and ask you to solve it,” says DeRosa (SED’91,’01), a […]